Maha Upanishad

May 16, 2023

India Pavilion at Cannes film festival is inspired by Saraswati Yantra, abstract representation of goddess Saraswati, drawn from the ancient text of Maha Upanishad.
The pavilion has been designed by the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, with the theme “Showcasing India’s Creative Economy” to the global community.
- Goddess Saraswati is believed to be the keeper of knowledge, music, art, speech, wisdom and learning.
Maha Upanishad is a Sanskrit text and is one of the minor Upanishads.
Text exists in two versions, one attached to the Atharvaveda in some anthologies, and another attached to the Samveda.
- The Atharvaveda version is shorter, and in prose. The Samaveda version is partly in poetic
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam finds its origin in the Maha Upanishad, essentially meaning “the world is family”.